The two-seater prototype pod has been built by Coventry-based RDM Group, and was first shown to the public in February 2015.
It has a limited top speed of 15 mph (24 km/h) and has a range of 40 miles (64 km) or can run for eight hours.
[4] The autonomous control software is developed by Mobile Robotics Group from University of Oxford.
[5] The Lutz Pathfinder pod has been developed by the UK Automotive Council, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and RDM Group.
The first trial of autonomous operation on a public road, with pedestrians, cycles and other vehicles, was conducted in Milton Keynes on 11 October 2016.